Machine for making display cards



Match 6, 1928-. 1,661,658

' G. GRAY, JR

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G. GRAY, JR

MACHINE FOR MAKING DISPLAY CARDS Filed March 6, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 George flrqy, Jr.

March 6, 1928.

G. GRAY. JR

MACHINE FOR MAKING DISPLAY CARDS Filed March 6,- 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 aearye Gm Jr:

March 6, 1928. 1,661,658

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enonen GRAY, an, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ass enon 'ro LABGMAN, GRAY COMPANY, or onovnorr, rnnnsrnvanm.

MACHIN FOR- MAKING DISPLAY CARDS.

Application filed March 6, 1926. Serial No. 92,983;

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for producing display cards and more particularly to a machine for threading a card with display tape or braid. f

The primary object of the invention resides in providing a machine through the medium of which cards may be produced upon which are displayed varied colored tapes or braid adapted to correspond in color and shade with certain wearingap parel, such as silk hosiery.

Ladies silk hosiery is sold in varied colors and shades which vary slightly, each shade being known by a particular name which is most diiiicult for the public to remember and it becomes extremely difficult for anyone to order a particular shade of hosiery without seeing a specimen thereof. A card displaying these various shades of tape and braid, corresponding in shade to the various colors and shades of hosiery to be purchased, will be extremely useful, beneficial and valuable to both the retailer and the customer, inasmuch as it Will save considerable time and labor in endeavoring to'locate the particular shade of garment desired and will produce satisfaction to all parties concerned. The machine forming this invention and constituting the basis for this application produces the aforementioned card and while I have referred to the same as being applicable to use in providing cards display ing the colors and shades of hosiery, it will be understood that the display of colored tape or braid on the card may be applicable to the sale of other materials in the piece or toother garments, as may be found desirable.

A. further object of the invention resides in providing an improved means for feeding cards to a position where a plurality of varied colored tape or braid may be automatically threaded theretlirough and a still further object resides in providing means for automatically positioning the cards in -the machine so as to be properly threaded through a continuous operation of the machine. r

A still further object resides in providing a simple, efficient and improved means for threading the tape through the cards as the latter are fed in position, with an effective mounted.

means for holding the tape during the threadingoperation to prevent stretching of the tape at such times.

Still another object resides in the provision of an improved and automatic cutting means for severing the tape after the same has been threadedthrough thecard.

Another object resides in the provision of an improved timing mechanism whereby in the continuous feeding of cards toa-nd through the machine, the various elements will be successively actuated to feed the cards, intermittently operate an endless carrier, hold the tape against certaincards, thread said tape through certain cardsand sever saidtape at predetermined intervals.

With these and numerous other objects in view, which it appears unnecessary to refer to in detail at this time, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a.

partof this application,

Fig. l is a side elevation of my machine, illustrating the drive connections.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. dis a vertical'longitudinal section therethrough as seen on the line H of Fig. 3. i

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section through the machine as seen on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1, and

-Fig. '6 is a plan view of oneof the cards, completed and removed from the machine.

In describing the invention 1 shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which numeral 1 designates a support of any preferred character, such as a table or the like, upon which the machine is adapted to be This machine may be driven by any source of power such as an electric motor (not shown) and in the drawings I have shown a drive belt 2 leading fromthe source of power and operating over. a pillley 3 carried on the one end of a drive shaft 4:. This drive shaft is supported in bearings 5 carried at the upper ends of bracketed,

the latter being suitably supported on a. table or support 1.

Mounted on the drive shaft at is a worm i which meshes with a worm wheel 8 loosely carried at one end of what 1 term for convenience a cam shaft 9. This cam shaft is rotatabh, supported in brackets 10 which are in turn mounted on the base frame 11 of the machine. The worm wheel 8 is pro vided on its one face with one section of a disc clutch 12, the opposite section thereof being carried by the shaft 9, and a coil spring 13 obviously forces the worm wheel 8 in such position as to enable the sections of the clutch to become effective normally. Should, for any reason whatsoever, the machine become clogged. as for instance by reason of the failure of certain elements to work properly, the clutch 12 may be readily disengaged by drawing outwardly upon the worm wheel 8 against the tension of the spring 13. which quickly and readily disconnects the power.

Mounted in bearings H at the upper ends of the vertical supporting brackets 10. is a transverse driven shaft 15 which carries a drum 16, the latter being formed integral with said shaft or keyed thereto. as may be desired. This drum 16 is pentagonal in cross section for a purpose to be hereinafter and more particularly described.

A rear idle shaft 17 is rotatably mounted in bearings at the upper ends 01 the rear vertical brackets 18 which are carried at the rear end of the frame 11. Formed on, or otherwise secured to the idle shaft 17, are the pentagonal sprockets 19 which are designed to conform to the cross sectional structure or design of the drum 16. An endless carrier designated generally by the numeral 20 operates over the drum 16 and sprockets 19 for the purpose of feeding and conducting the cards to a position whereby the tape. or silk. may be threaded therein. This endless carrier consists of end links 21 forming two side chains and connected by transverse slats or plates 22. the latter forming supports for the cards to be carried through the machine. Each plate has provided on its rear edge one or more hook-like flanges 523 which hold the card in position with respect to the plate 22 and the end links on the one side of the machine have secured thereto the stop blocks 24. which limit the movement of the cards in one direction with respect to the carrier. These stop blocks 24 are removably and adjustably mounted on the end links of the carrier, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of" the drawings.

The cards which are adapted to be fed to the machine are designated in the drawing by the numeral 25. the same being rectangular in plan. having the side edges provided at regular intervals with slits 26 into which the braid or tape is to be forced. The trans verse plates 22. of the carrier so have their longitudinal edges provided at regular intervals with grooves 27 which are adapted to correspond and align with the slits in the cards when the latter are placed on the carrier. These grooves arc of such width as to accommodate slits which may not be provided at exact intervals apart. it being understood. of course. that: in the manufacture of the cards there may be some inaccuracies and l'urthcr. the cards may be of different lengths with slightly different variations in the spacing of the slits.

llIountcd on the end oi the shaft 9 opposite that carrying the worm wheel 8 is a crank arm 28 which pivotally connects with a pitman 29. the latter in turn being pivotall v connected with an arm 30 oscillatinglv mounted on the one end of the shaft 1.7. The arm 30 mounted for oscillation intermediate of its ends and the end thereof opposite that having connection with the pitman 29 has a do; 31 pivotally connected thereto which is adapted to be normally forced under the action of a spring. 32 into engagement with the teeth ol a rat het 33. said ratchet bcine carried on the shaft 15. Obviously. from this construction. said shaft 15 will be rotated intermittently upon the rotation of the shaft 9. Mounted on the opposite end of the shaft 15 is a second ratchet 34. the teeth of which are engaged by a pivotall supported doe 35 held in position by means of a coil spring 20. Through the medium of this last mentioned pawl and ratchet connection. backlash in the shaft '15 will be prevented.

As stated prtwiouslr. the Oliit'Cl of this invention i to provide a machinc for producing cards upon which may be displayed braid or tape o l various colors which are designed to correspond to colors of wearing apparel. such as hosiery. so that a manutam turer may display and sell his goods through the medium of these displa or color card The tape or braid used For his particular purpose ma he ted t'rom spools carried on brackets (not shown) and in the drawings T have designated thc'tapc by the numeral 37. This tape iii. of which there arc as many strands as there arc colors to displav. is adapted to be uuidcd through openings 38 formed in a guide bar Elli. the latter being preferably carried above the machine by a support ltl. the latt r formin actually lhc feed device for the card which will he dcscribcd in detail here below, The tape 37 is turthcr guided downwardlv toward the machine through openings in a ccond guide bar 4]. the latter hcius oi' an invcrtcd U shaped (lesion and ai'liustably supported at the upper ends of a pair ol' upstamliur: pin otal arms Th se arms are pivolall supported at their lower ends to the side rail of the frame 11 as sh wn at .1- and said arms lllll 42 areadaptcd. to be'rocked atpre-deter;-

mined times during) the operation of-the; machine in the manner to be hereinafterv and more particularly described. 1

The tape after being guided through ithe upper ends of the arms 42, saidirol-lcr tending to flatten the braid orytape. Arms 45 fulcrumed intermediate their: ends on the arms 42 have disposed between their-upper ends a rolleiv 46 which is adapteditoicoopcrate with the roller 44. in flattening the braid The lower ends of firearms-L45 or tape. have connected therewith th ea'ends of coil springs 47, the opposite ends of said coil springs being engaged with :thebrackets 1.0,

so that when the arms 42 are rocked. rcarwardly, the rollers44and 46 arein contact with one another, while the roller; 46will be released from contactwhen the arms 42. are rocked forwardly.

Pivotally supported on--v the arms-45', be: low the roller 46, are the links'48which sup port betweentheir outer-ends another roller:

49, the latter by. gravity resting upon the tape or braid 37, as it passes between the rollers 44 and 46, thus tendingto take up the slack in said tape or braid.

As stated,previously,.thearms 42 are adapted to be rocked uponthei-r pivotsa-nd said arms are connected by ineansof a transverse bar. 50, shown in dotted lines ill-:Flg. 1. A longitudinal-rod 51 is pivoted at'its rear end to an upstanding; pivotal arm 52.

As the tape continues from under the roller 49 the same 18 guided through openings formed ina transverse guide bar 55, thelatter being ren'rovably and adj ustably-supported in a plane below the horizontal plane of the, roller 49-by meansof the vertical arms 56 which are inovably secured to the rear edges of the b'ackets 1,0. Adjustably and rcinova-bly secured to the 31111356, and c2;- tending rearwardl-y tl'ierefrom, are the supporting pieces 57 betweenwhiclris-ad-just ably andremovably, held a'trausverse bar 58. ba1w58 are a plurality ofconiponndlybent sprin fingers 59, the forward :and free ends of which rest in contact under spring tension with the cardmounted on the carrier just in advance of the card (which is being threaded with the tape. .These fingers draggi-ngon the card notonly holdxthis. card in;

Itemovablv secured tothis transverse position on the plate 22 of the carrier, 'but' also tend to drag'thecard rearwardly so as to retainit in contacti withthe holding flanges 23. i

Also suspended reinovably below the guide bar: -'is a transversebar 60 which supports thereon the ends of a plurality of forwardly projecting and downwardly in clined guidefingers 61, the outer. ends of which are slotted to receive thercthrough the tape or braid 8T, as clea'rly illustrated in l lig. 4 of the drawings -1n order to prevent t-his tape or braid from moving from sideto; side in the slots of said fingers I provide a retaining; rod 62 which rests on the tape just below the slots in said lingers and is heldinyielding contactwith the under laces-ot'said fingers by means ofthe spring wires "63: These wires are securedat their ends to the bar 60 and to the retaining rod The slotsin the fingers 61 are in verii *al alignmentwith the slits 26 in the cards 25.

In first starting the machine, the first card reaching the drum 16 is manually threaded by the operator so as to engage the tape or braid in the slits of said card, but I have p-rovidedian automatic means-for carryingout this process which I shall describe inidetailr In order to carry out this automatic threading means it is necessary to construct the drum 16 with a plurality of ilongitudinal-key ways or slots 64 which are formed therein at the corners thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Thefaces forming this pentagonal drum 16 are provided with spaced apart transverse slot-s65 which are adapted to align with the slits 26 in the cards 25 and correspondingly align with the slots at the ends of the guide fingers" 61.

In descri'bingthe threading of the cards withrthis'tape or braid, it also becomes,

necessarytodescribe in detail features which assist in maintaining the cards in position. devices which PPQYGHttllG undue elasticity of the tape, :and other detailed structin'esnecessary in effectively carrying out. this procedure; Mounted in bearings 66 projected forwardly from the brackets 10, is a rock shaft-'67 upon which are .adjustably mounted aipair of arms 68. Removablysecured to the outer ends of the arms 68 is a transverse rubber press member 69 which, when said arms are moved rearwardly, is adapted to contact with the tape, or braid 011 the card facing forwardly 011 the drum to prevent' said tape or braid being unduly stretched while the same is being threaded through the slits in the cards.

Also adjustably mounted onthe shaft 67 arethe downwardly and rearwardly projecting. operatingarms 70. the free ends of which have rollers 71v supported thereon. These rollers are normally held in frictional contact &

with a pair of cams 72 mounted on the cam shaft 9. A coil spring 73 engages with the shaft 67 and the one bracket normally retains the rollers 71 in yielding contact with the cams As the cams are rotated with the shaft 5.). the shaft. 67 will he correspondingly rocked to cause the press member 69 at prcdetermin'ed times to contact with the tape on the one -ard, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11 of the drawings.

Also mounted in bearings 74 above the bearings (36 is a second rock shaft 75 which has mounted thereon a pair of upstanding arms 76. (lonnected with the outer ends of these arms 76 and removably secured thereto. is a threading bar 77 which is adapted to be forced downwardly and inwardly at predetermined times and received in a slot (it of the drum 16. The machine is so constructed and timed to permit this bar 77 to be received in the slot forward and uppermost in said drum as the latter is rotated. The bar 77 is provided at regular intervals throughout its length with a plurality of outstanding fingers or projections 78 which, when the bar is forced downwardly, will contact with the series of tapes or braids and force the latter through the slits in the two adjacent edges of the cards on the upper and forward faces of said drum.

Carried on and projected downwardly from the shaft 75 are the arms 79 which have rollers at the lower free ends thereof resting in contact with cams 80 carried on the cam shaft 9. A coil spring 81 engaged with a projection on the shaft 75 and also engaged with the bracket- 10, normally retains the rollers on the arms 79 in yielding contact with the cams 80.

Slidably and yieldingly supported on the upper outer face of the threading bar 77 is a presser bar 82 which is adapted to engage the tape or braid as it is fed from the fingers tit and press the same against the upper face of the card supported on the upper face of the drum 16 just prior to the threading operation. In the normal position of this prcsser bar its lower free edge projects beyond the outer free edges of the threading lingers TS so that it appears obvious that the series of tape or braid will be held firm when the threading fingers engage said tape or braid.

It is apparent from this construction that as the machine is in operation the cards will be conducted forwardly on the carrier and upon reaching the drum 16, the machine is timed to start the threading operation. First. the arms (38 are rocked rearwardly so that: the rubber press member (39 engages the tape or braid on the outer forcmostface of the drum 16, as shown in dotted lines on Fig. l, whereupon the arms 76 are rocked rcarwardly causing the press member 82 to engage the tape extending from the fingers 61 and forcing said tape downward- 1y against the face of the card positioned on the last two mentioned faces of the drum 16 and the threading lingers 78 will respectively engage and force downwardly and in- Wardly the series of tapes or braids extending across said slot. \Vhen forced downwardly and inwardly in this manner, these tapes or braids are forced through the slits 26 in the cards 25, the grooves 27 in the plate 22 and the transverse slots in the drum 16 readily permitting this to be accomplished.

Further continuing in operation the arms 68 and 76 and their adjunctive parts, are rocked forwardly permitting the carrier to move forwardly and move another card in position to be threaded and simultaneously conduct the last card threaded to be carried to a position where the tape or braid may be severed. It may be here stated that when the threading operation takes place, the arms 42 are rocked so that the rollers 44 and -10 contact tightly against the series of tapesv or braids holding the same taut.

Fulcrumed on the shaft (ii' is an arm 83 which may be termed a presser arm, the fulcrumed point being intermediate of its ends. The one end of this arm may be free and supports a bracket carrying presscr rollers 84: which are adapted to contact with the card on the forward lower face of the drum 16, as clearly shown in Fig. -l. 'lhesc rollers are held in yielding contact with the card by means of a coil spring 55 which has its one end connected to the forward end of the arm 83 and its opposite end connected with the frame 11, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

These rollers 84 retain the one card in position on the drum when the tapes have been severed from the preceding card. This is necessary, otherwise the card would drop downwardly from the drum 1(3 and not be in position to be acted upon by the cutters which will be described here below.

Vertically movable in slots 86 formed in the brackets 10 a cutter bar 87 which has suspended there below a pair of rollers 88. These rollers are adapted to contact with cams 89 carried on the shaft 5). The cutter bar 87 carries a plurality of rigid blades {It to which are fulcrumed a plurality of pivotal blades 91, the free ends of the latter being pivotally connected to a laterally movable actuated bar 92. This bar 92 is guided and suspended in bearings 93 carried on the bar 87.

Coil springs 94 connected with the cutter bar 87, and with the frame 11, normally tend to draw the cutter bar downwardly, but said bar is moved upwardly at predetermined times by the action of earns 89 and when moved upwardly the blades of the cutter enter the lowermost positioned slot 64; in'the drum 16. These blades 90 and 91 Whenin raised position straddle the series oftapes or braids and when the bar 92 is actuated Will sever said tapes or braids.

In order to actuate the bar 92 I provide a rocker arm 95 which is pivotally supported on the frame 11 on a horizontal axis so as to project upwardly and the upper end of this arm is slotted to receive therein a 130112.96 projected forwardly from the actuated bar 92. Mounted on the shaft 9 is a cam 97, while a roller 98 mounted on the arm 95 is normally adapted to contact with the face of said cam as a result of inaction of a coil spring 99 which connects at its one end with the upper end of the arm 95 and at its otherend with the one bracket 10. This coil spring is more clearly illustrated in dotted lines inFig. 2 of the drawings.

The machine is constructed and timed so that when the cardswhich have been threaded have reached a particular position on the drum, the cutter-bar will be raised and the cutters actuated to sever the tape, whereby the card may drop. downwardly to a-chute or receptacle (not shown). i

In order to prevent any interference with the cutters as a result of possible sagging of the links of the carrier I provide the supporting rollers 100 which are carried by pivoted. arms 101 mounted on the brackets 10. These arms 101 are yieldingly held in position by means of the coil springs .102,

clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Asstated previously, the member, designated as 40, forms a vertical housing or magazine in which the cardsare disposed andfrom whiclrthe same are fed to the machine. This housing 4.0 is open at its bottom but adapted to be closed by means ofa sliding feed plate 103.: This plate is guided in slots formedin guide plates 104 mounted on the rear brackets 18, and upstanding from the rear of the plate is a lug v105. A link 106 is pivotallyconnected with this lug 105, it has its end' slotted as shown at 107. Connected with the slotted end of the link 106is the upper end of the rocker arm 52, previously described. A coil spring 108 connects the upper end of the arm with the lug 105. The upper face of the plate 103 at its forward end is offset the thickness of one of the cards 25, this offset forming a shoulder designated by the numeral, 109. It will thus be seenthat as the plate 103 is drawn rearwardly upon the action ofthe arm 52 the lowermost card in the housing will be received in the offset portion of said plate, said cards being forced downwardly by means of gravity and also by means of a Wei ht 110. As the rocker :arm 52 is drawn orwardly the plate 103 ly draw the. plate 103 therewith. When the tension of the spring 108 becomes greatit will snap the plate 103 rearwardly with considerable force and permit the'card in the offset portlonthereof to drop vertically downward and rest upon one of the plates ofthe carrier 20. Were it not-for the particular action of this spring 108, the

dropping card would not be properly .posi

l I a a v In order to further asslst in properly po-' Sltl0l1l11g the card on the carrier, after it tioned'on the carrier.

is dropped thereon, I provide an additional set of compoundly curved spring fingers 111 which are carried on the forward end of the guide 104, as clearly shown on Figs. 1 and. I s

4 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved machine,-the operation thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that I'have provided s mple, comparatively inexpensive, and efu'cient means for carrying out the objects of. the invention.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functionsset forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details .of construction 'may be resorted to, without departingfrom the spirit orsacrilicing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I. claim is:

.1. In a machine of the class described, means for feeding cards therethrough, and means for threading display tape throu h and across the face of said cards to lay 12 upon the latter.

2. In a machine 'of the class described, means for conveying blanks therethrough, meansfor guiding display tape to a predetermined position on said machine and means for threading said tape through and across said blanks to lay flat upon the face of the latter.

3. Ina machine of the classdescribed, means for conveying blanks therethrough, means for. guiding display tape to a predetermined position on said machine, means for threading said tape across the face- 0f said blanks and means for severing said tape from the blanks.

4. In amachine'of the classdeseribed, a

carrier adapted to convey a series of blanks through said machine, means tor automatically coding and threading display tape across the front taco of said blanks as the carrier is actuated and additional means for severing said tape from the rear lace of said blanks.

6. In a machine of the class described, a. carrier adapted to convey a series of blanks through said machine, means for automatically feeding and threading display tape to and across the front; lace of said blanks as the carrier actuated, and automatically ope atcd cutting means for severing said tape from the rear face of said blanks subsequent to the threading operation.

7. In a machine oi the class described, a carrier adapted to ctmvey a series ol blanks through said machine, means for automatically feeding and threading display tape to said blanks as the carrier is actuated, means for holding said tape to the blanks prior to and during the threading operation, and means for severing the tape from said blanks subsequent to said threading operation.

8. In a machine of the class described, a carrier adapted to convey a series of blanks through said machine, means for automatically directing said blanks to a predetermined position on the carrier as the latter is actuated, and means for automatically feeding and threading display tape to and across the face of said blanks as the latter reach predetermined positions in the movement of the carrier.

9. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, means for actuating the same intermittently, means for automatically feeding blanks to said carrier and means for automatically feeding and threading tape in said blanks: at predetermined intervals.

10. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, means for actuating the sameintermittently, means for automatically feeding blanks to said carrier, means for automatically feeding and threading tape in said blanks at predetermined intervals and at predetermined positions with respect to said carrier, and means {or severing said tape from said blanks subsequent to the threading operation.

11. In a machine of the class described, an endless carrier adapted to convey blanks through said machine, means for intermittently actuating said carrier, means for guiding tape to said blanks. a threading member actuated at prcdt'lternnned times upon the actuation of said carrier "for threading said tape in said blanks and a cutting element for SGVGllIlQ' the tape from said blanks operated automatically upon the actuation of said threading member and subsequent to the latter.

12. In a machine of the class described, a carrier adapted to convey blanks through newness said machine, means for intermittently aetuating said carrier, means for guiding tape to said blanks on the carrier, means for holding the tape to said blanks actuated in directly from the carrier operating means, means [or threading said tape in said blanks during the tape holding operation, said last mentioned means being also actuated indirectly from the carrier operating means and additional means for severing said tape from the blanks following the threading operation.

i In a machine of the class described, a carrier adapted to convey blanks through said machine, means for intermittently actuating said carrier, a drum over which said carrier operates, said drum being provided with radial grooves, means for guiding tape to the blanks on said carrier, means for holding the tape to said blanks, threading arms actuated indirectly from the carrier operating means for forcing the tape through said blanks, grooves in said drum receiving said arms therein, and means for severing said tape from the blanks to1- lowing the threading operation.

14. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a carrier supported thereon, adapted to convey blanks through said machine, a cam shatt supported on said frame below the carrier, means actuated from said cam shatt to intermittently actuate said carrier, tape guiding means mounted on said machine, means actuated from said cam shaft to hold the tape to said blanks at predetermined times, additional means actuated from said cam shaft to thread the tape through said blanks subsequent to the last; mentioned means, and means for severing said tape from the blanks following the threading operation, said severing means being also actuated from said cam shaft.

15. In a machine of the class described, a frame, an endless carrier supported thereon, a cam shaft supported on said frame below said carrier, means for driving said cam shaft, means actuated l'rom one end of said cam shaftfor intermittently operating said carrier, said carrier being adapted to convey blanks through said machine, means for guiding tape to the blanks on said carrier, means actuated from said cam shaft for holding the tape to the blanks, additional m ans actuated from said cam shaft for threading the tape through said blanks at predetermined times, means supported on said frame immediately below one end of said carrier and actuated by said cam shaft: for severing the tape from the blanks at predetermined times, and means for retaining succeeding blanks to the carrier following the aforesaid severing operations.

16. In a machine of the class described, a frame, an endless carrier supported therein comprising a pair of chains, transverse plates connecting the same, said plates being provided at their edges with spaced apart grooves, a rotatable drum having a plurality of flat faces over which said chains operate, said drum at the intersection of the faces being provided with longitudinal slots intersected by transverse grooves adapted to register with the grooves at the edges of said plates, said plates being adapted to convey blanks through the machine, means for guiding tape to said blanks and means adapted to engage said tape and enterv the aforesaid slots and grooves for threading said tape in said blanks.

17. In a machine of the class described, a carrier adapted for conveying perforated blanks thereon, and means for applying display tape across the face of said blanks and threading same through the perforations of said blanks to be displayed from the face i of the latter.

18 In a machine of the class described a carrier for conveylng blanks thereon, said blanks being perforated at the side edges thereof and means for threading display tape through the perforations of said blanks to be displayed across the face of the latter.

19. In a machine of the class described, a

carrier for conveying blanks thereon, said blanks being perforated inwardly from the In testimony whereof I aliix my signa- 36 ture.

GEORGE GRAY, JR. 

